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WIX - Unable to patch an installation after it has been patched

need a little help here... The Error : The upgrade patch cannot be installed by the Windows Installer service because the program to be upgraded may be missing, or the upgrade patch may update a different version of the program. Verify that the…
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How to make an installer package where you have multiple projects and different outputs?

I have three applications, App1, App2, and App3. App3 is the main application that needs to be finally installed on the user's computer. It should go like this: When the setup starts, it should run App1, which does some authentications, like…
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create a deployment package for Webservice in Visual Studio

I want to deploy my Webservice(*.asmx) on client server. I need to develop deployment package which will install the virtual folders and deploy the service just like clickonce. Could someone give me Visual Studio step by step guide to do…
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Change targetName in VisualStudio 2010 setup project

I am trying to make setup project for my application. I have added it to my solution with my primary application project. Everything looks fine. I can see detected dependency files: But i must change targetName of some files. I can't do that and…
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Large scale deployment of a .net mono app on Linux/Ubuntu

We have a .net app written to be Mono and Linux compatible - written in Visual Studio 2010. For deployment on Windows, we use a Visual Studio Deployment project to build the installer and put files in the correct places. Is there an equivalent for…
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Self-signed certificate - unable to open certificate

I need a self-signed certificate to create a ClickOnce application in C++. I'm a real novice at deployment, so I'm following Stack Overflow question How to create a self signed certificate. Here's the command sequence I've used makecert -r -pe -n…
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Adding application launch option (checkbox) to installations

I have developed my application in .Net and my installer is working fine. Now I want some more functionality like adding checkbox at the end of installer for launching the same aplication after clicking the finish button. I have also implemented the…
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Exclude file from Visual Studio Deployment Project depending on Configuration

I have a solution with 3 projects: windows application, class library and setup project (Visual Studio 2008). Solution has 3 configurations: Debug, Release and Release with DLL. I want to include or exclude that DLL depending on current…
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VS 2010 BootStrapper for WIC (Windows Imaging Component) before .Net 4 installation in XP

I have created a setup and deployment project for my .Net 4 app in VS 2010. In my prerequisites i have checked .Net4 prerequisite but i have learned that .Net4 has left out WIC (Windows Imaging Component) to make it light. When i run my setup in…
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Which tool can open merge module file to check?

I have some merge module files *.msm. I am wondering if there is any tool to open those files to check.
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Hiding the password when typing into an Inno based setup

I have a password field in my installer which deploys a .Net windows application.Installer uses Inno deployment script ,made in pascal.Issue is for password feild , i want to show a * character when user enters.Currently it shows the alphabets which…
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How to add optional-components to Visual Studio Setup and Deployment projects?

I'm trying to create a very basic "Setup and Deployment" project using Visual Studio. What I would like is the ability to choose which components to install. Let's say that each component consists in the primary output of a single class library…
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Setup and Deployement in VB.Net having Sql Server Database in the Project

I have completed my Project in VB.Net and has published my project. But i want to come out of these things I have Sql Server Database in my project and i want my setup to add that database to sql server on installing my project. I want my…
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how to create setup file for blackberry application

I want to create a setup file for blackberry application. I know that I can put the folder deliverables in my sdcard and then installed the application when I click (.jad). I don't want to use desktop software to install (.alx) in my device. But I…
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Self-installer for Delphi win32 application

Are there any components or 3rd party software to create the self-installer Delphi application? I want to make some kind of one-click installer which will copy the main exe file and few other files to AppData folder and create the shortcuts. It…
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